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Comment by throwaway290

3 days ago

I remember how tiktok basically injected a keylogger into any site they opened in a webview https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/technology/tiktok-browser...

I didn't think IG does something similarly shady

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codybontecou  3 days ago

That's the point of a webview - to continue tracking users while "off" your app.

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